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The Rev. Eric S. Park
Elizabeth, PA
Born:
April 2, 1966
Spouse: Tara Lynn Rivetti Park (married for 16 years)
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Education and Honors:
Indiana Area Senior High School - Indiana, Pennsylvania (graduated in 1984);
Dickinson College - Carlisle, Pennsylvania (graduated Summa Cum Laude in 1988 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature);
Phi Beta Kappa;
The Divinity School, Duke University- Durham, North Carolina (graduated Magna Cum Laude in 1991 with a Master of Divinity degree);
Drew Theological School - Madison, New Jersey (graduated with honors in 2001 with a Doctor of Ministry degree)
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Ministry:
Parker’’s Grove United Methodist Church - Linden, North Carolina (a student appointment in the North Carolina Annual Conference - 1989-1992);
First United Methodist Church - McDonald, Pennsylvania (1992-1995);
Christ United Methodist Church - Bethel Park, Pennsylvania (Associate, 1995-2002);
Central Highlands Community United Methodist Church -Elizabeth, Pennsylvania (2002-present)
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Membership:
Western Pennsylvania Conference
General/Jurisdictional Involvement:
Reserve Delegate to the 2004 General Conference
Delegate to the 2004 Northeastern Jurisdictional Conference
Delegate to 2008 General and Jurisdictional Conferences
Annual Conference Involvement:
Jumonville Board of Directors (1996-1999)
Pittsburgh District Committee on Ministry (1998-2002)
Board of Ordained Ministry (2000-present)
Overseer of the Annual Conference’s Probationer Program (2002-2006)
Board of Directors of the United Methodist Foundation (2002-2005)
Washington District Committee on Ministry (2003-present)
Overseer of the Annual Conference’s Retiree Relations (2006-present)
Believe Again - Strategic Plan Implementation Team (2006-present)
Ecumenical Involvement:
Pittsburgh Jewish-Christian Dialogue (2008)
Local Ministerium (1992-present)
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Other:
Professional Travel:
Mission Trips to West Virginia (1996, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006);
Mission Trip to North Carolina (1998);
Mission Trip to St. Lucia (2000);
I represented the Western Pennsylvania Annual Conference at the World Methodist Conference on Evangelism. This conference was held at the United Methodist Seminary in Tallinn, Estonia (2001);
Mission Trip to Moscow, Russia (2006);
Wesley Heritage Tour, England (2006);
Mission Trip to Ghana, Africa (2007);
Mission Trip to Mississippi (2007)
Special Interests:
I am an avid reader, moviegoer, songwriter, comic book collector, and surveyor of both popular and unpopular culture. In 2005, my wife Tara and I recorded a CD entitled -Things Unseen.- I wrote all of the songs on the CD. I enjoy blogging and have maintained a personal blog (pewboy.net) since early 2007.
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Office:
Central Highlands Community United Methodist Church
100 Timothy Drive
Elizabeth, PA 15037
(412) 751-0511
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Endorsed by:
Western Pennsylvania Annual Conference
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